# Lester Robert E KR-2 - Type: Aircraft model (FAA registry) - Registry code: 0561131 - Manufacturer (registry): LESTER ROBERT E - Model: KR-2 - Aircraft type: Fixed wing single engine - Category: Airplane - Engines: 1 · Reciprocating - Seats: 2 - Weight class: Up to 12,499 lb - Certification: Not type certificated - Registered aircraft: 1 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/model/lester-robert-e-kr-2 Model codes come from the FAA registry's reference file. ADs are matched to them by model name and maker. ## ADs that may apply (OpenAirDocs) Matched to this model by model name and maker. Each AD's applicability may narrow it by serial number, part number or equipment. None matched. ## Registered aircraft (1) - [N1701L](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1701L): [Lester Robert E](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/LESTER%20ROBERT%20E), [Mc Alpin, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Mc%20Alpin), S/N 4176 ## NTSB investigations (2) From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. - [NTSB ERA12CA198](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA12CA198), Mar 1, 2012: Lester Robert E KR-2 (N1701L), Boca Raton, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The failure of the airplane’s engine air inlet system resulting in a total loss of engine power. - [NTSB ATL05CA083](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL05CA083), May 17, 2005: Rand Robinson Engineering KR-2 (N1701L), Vienna, GA, substantial damage. Probable cause: A loss of engine power due to the owner/pilot mechanic's improper balancing of the modification to engine crankshaft which resulted in an overload failure. ## FAA accident and incident reports (2) From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. - [Accident 20120301003849A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120301003849A), Mar 1, 2012: Lester Robert E KR-2 (N1701L), Boca Raton, FL, Substantial damage. The aircraft was on approach to land on runway 23, when it experienced an engine failure and subsequently came to a stop in the fence line short of runway 23.… - [Accident 20050517012609A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050517012609A), May 17, 2005: Amtr KR2 (N1701L), Vienna, GA, Substantial damage. (-23) On may 17, 2005, at approximately 1013 EDT, a KR2, an amateur built experimental aircraft, N1701L crash landed approximately six miles east of Vienna,… ## Service difficulty reports (7) As reported by operators and repair stations, by the model named in the report. - [SDR CA151215017](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/CA151215017), Nov 30, 2015: OIL SYSTEM. LOW PRESSURE. (CAN) AN IFSD DUE TO OIL LOW PRESSURE OCCURRED DURING FLIGHT. AN OIL LEAK WAS FOUND AT THE PROPELLER VALVE MODULE, PVM, ENGINE INTERFACE. THIS IS A RECURRENT IS - [SDR 20001227SH031](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/20001227SH031), Oct 7, 2000: BEARING. LACK OF LUBE. DURING CRUISE, THE ENGINE LOST COMPLETE POWER. AN EMERGENCY LANDING WAS MADE. PILOT LANDED 10 FEET SHORT OF THE RUNWAY. THE MAGNETO FAILED AND A TEARDOWN INSPEC - [SDR 20000607SH004](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/20000607SH004), Mar 24, 2000: FUEL CONTROL. FAILED. FAILURE OF MAIN MIXTURE ADJUSTMENT NEEDLE LOCKING DEVICE DURING FLIGHT CAUSING MIXTURE TO GO RICH DRAMATICALLY INCREASING FUEL CONSUMPTION WHICH LED TO FUEL STA - [SDR 99ZZZX4088](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/99ZZZX4088), Oct 16, 1999: ELT. MISINSTALLED. FOLLOWING AN ACCIDENT, THE EMERGENCY LOCATOR TRANSMITTER (ELT) DID NOT AUTOMATICALLY ACTIVATE. UPON COMBING THE WRECKAGE AND FINDING THE ELT, THE REASON WHY IT - [SDR AU980373](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AU980373), Mar 8, 1998: BOLT. BROKEN. (AUS) LANDING GEAR BOLTS (4 OFF) SNAPPED OFF. - [SDR 95ZZZX3981](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/95ZZZX3981), Apr 3, 1995: PROPELLER. DEPARTED. UNCERTIFICATED AMATEUR BUILT AIRCRAFT DEPARTED AIRPORT ON FIRST FLIGHT SINCE COMPLETION. PROP HUB ATTACH BOLT UNSCREWED AND PROP DEPARTED AIRCRAFT. THE VW CONVE - [SDR 95ZZZX1432](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/95ZZZX1432), Feb 6, 1995: BOLT. FAILED. AIRCRAFT IN CRUISE AT 6000 M.S.L. WHEN THE PROPELLER SEPARATED FROM THE ENGINE. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED IN A FIELD AND HAD SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE PILOT WAS NOT INJ ## The same model under other registry codes Amateur-built copies and renamed makers get their own codes. - [Guay Pierre/Jean-Eudes Edmond KR-2](https://openairdocs.org/model/guay-pierre-jean-eudes-edmond-kr-2): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 056047D - [Ganfield Roger A KR-2](https://openairdocs.org/model/ganfield-roger-a-kr-2): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 05606PA - [Baldwin Dale KR-2](https://openairdocs.org/model/baldwin-dale-kr-2): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 05607G6 - [Vaughn Hubert C KR-2](https://openairdocs.org/model/vaughn-hubert-c-kr-2): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 056104C - [Castle Rondle Preston KR2](https://openairdocs.org/model/castle-rondle-preston-kr2): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 05610G9 - [Strother Mark KR2](https://openairdocs.org/model/strother-mark-kr2): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 05610HQ - [Allison Tom K R 2](https://openairdocs.org/model/allison-tom-k-r-2): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 056111D - [Reeves Charles Wesley JR KR-2](https://openairdocs.org/model/reeves-charles-wesley-jr-kr-2): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 0561158 - [Human Richard A KR-2](https://openairdocs.org/model/human-richard-a-kr-2): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 056119O - [Vance James C KR 2](https://openairdocs.org/model/vance-james-c-kr-2): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 05614M9 - [Glover Stephen P KR-2](https://openairdocs.org/model/glover-stephen-p-kr-2): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 05614RP - [Magby Earnest KR-2](https://openairdocs.org/model/magby-earnest-kr-2): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 056177H --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). 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